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A brief note about this translation of pages from the Yizkorbook for Radomysl Wielki:

The 50 or so pages of English from this Yizkor book were originally
prepared by those who put out the book itself, which was in Hebrew, and
were part of the published work. In presenting it here, there are some
things that were left as they were because they reflected some phonetic
spelling. There were also some made-up words that were wonderful and
should be left alone. The meaning is perfectly clear in despicable
or punitory. On the first line Orea was changed to Area
because it made no sense but generally everything else works. The
grammar reflects that the writer is using constructions from his or her
first language but again it works, it's understandable and not offensive
and doesn't happen that often. Though the addresses of persons listed at
the end of the book are probably no longer valid, and some of these
people are likely to be no longer living, it was felt that perhaps these
addresses would give a starting point for someone still searching for
lost members of their families, and perhaps lead in some way to finding
descendants.

Olga Parker and Phyllis Goldberg

Note from Joyce Field:

I want to take this opportunity to thank Phyllis Goldberg for scanning
and proofreading this material. Phyllis has no relatives from this town
and no connection to it at all; however, when I asked her if she could
help by scanning the long English section from this Yizkor book, she
readily agreed, despite personal health and family problems. Phyllis has
been a remarkable volunteer to the Yizkor Book Project who has never
refused to help when asked. Her commitment to JewishGen and to the
Yizkor Book Project is much appreciated, beyond what I can express in
words. I wish her and her family good health and long years of happiness
and fulfillment.

There is a further irony about this submission, as Olga Parker has no
connection to Radomsyl Wielki either. She is interested in Radomsyl,
Ukraine, and mistakenly got the material from the Radomsyl Wielki.
Wanting the material to be used on the Yizkor Book Project if possible,
she contacted me. As Olga could not scan the English section, I asked
Phyllis Goldberg, who has become an accomplished scanner. Combining
their efforts, sharing ideas on how to present the material and sharing
the proofreading, the English section of this Yizkor book is now online.
Thank you, Olga, for your unselfish contribution.

TOC translated by Yocheved Klausner

Introduction

7

Introduction [Y]

8

1. Our Town

9

The History of our Town

11

A few chapters of the history of our town

B. Wind-Yechieli

11

The beginnings of our town (by word of mouth)

D. Peletz

46

A page of history [Y]

M. Eisland

52

The Religious, Political-Cultural and Social Life

86

The personality of our Rabbi, the scholar R'Shmuel Engel zl

M. Tzinowitz & A. Reichman

86

The greatest among the giants

Ben David

96

The Gaon from Radomysl

Shraga Feivish Halperin

98

A plastered cistern, which does not lose a drop [Sayings of the Fathers, 2:34]